Today's News

SUNSET BEACH—For the fourth year in a row, the town has been without a boat launch.

But, as outlined at recent town meetings, a new boat ramp is on the way. Just give it one more year, Sunset Beach Town Administrator Gary Parker says.

Parker, speaking at a recent town meeting, guesstimates the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is poised to start construction of the planned waterway facility across the street from Twin Lakes Restaurant later this year, with projected completion by next summer.

SUNSET BEACH—Late last year, the old Sunset Beach pontoon bridge was officially shut down to make way for a taller, more deluxe Intracoastal Waterway bridge that wouldn’t break down or tie up traffic at the most inopportune times.

The half-century-old span had done its time and it, along with its six human operators, was finally retired.

Memo to anyone in Sunset Beach with a garbage can in need of emptying:

Notice is hereby given you’d better be mindful of the scheduled pickup times by the local Waste Industries garbage truck. This includes the time frame you’re allowed to (1) roll the can out to the end of your driveway prior to pickup and (2) roll the can back up the driveway and out of “unsightliness” after pickup.

After years of thought, Mike Alderson and Brian Alderson have opened the Brunswick Batting Center on Red Bug Road, just off Highway 17.

“I’ve had a business plan for this since 2003,” said Mike Alderson, who has coached the West Brunswick baseball team to 311 victories and a state championship in 2004. “We talked about it every year. B.A. got me excited about it again. So B.A. and I said, ‘Let’s do it.’”

SUPPLY—Local veterans, elected officials and community members gathered Monday to celebrate a milestone for the estimated 15,000-16,000 veterans living in Brunswick County—the opening of the Veterans Affairs (VA) outreach clinic.

Though the clinic opens to patients this Monday, Aug. 15, VA officials hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Monday afternoon attended by many local veterans.